Kolp v. United States

The question of guilt or innocence on a charge involving a single sale of one-half pint of moonshine whisky to prohibition officers turned entirely upon the credibility of the witnesses. A delivery of the whisky by a young negro lad, and handling of money in connection therewith by defendant, were established. The conflict was as to whether the lad was in defendant’s employ, acted as defendant’s agent, went to defendant’s house and got whisky belonging to defendant, or whether the lad was employed by a bootlegger who happened to be at defendant’s slaughterhouse delivering some cattle sold to…